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Pyrazinamide resistance and pncA mutations in drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Myanmar.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Dec 2020
Ei Phyu Win, Mon Aye Su, Htwe Mi Mi, Win Su Mon, Aye Kay Thi, San Lai Lai, Zaw Ni Ni, Nyunt Wint Wint, Myint Zaw, Lee Jong Seok, Aung Wah Wah
Abstract excerpt
Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important anti-tuberculosis drug, which is active against semi-dormant bacilli and used as a component of first-line drugs and drug-resistant tuberculosis regimens. Mutations in pncA and its promoter region are main cause of PZA resistance. There are limited PZA susceptibility data as there is no routine drug susceptibility testing (DST) for PZA. This study was aimed to determine the...
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